HOW TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY OR SSI THE FIRST TIME YOU APPLY





According to statistics gathered by the federal government, the overwhelming majority of social security disability and ssi disability benefit claims are denied, either after filing an initial application or after filing the first appeal.

On the bright side of this equation is the fact that some applicants who get denied will eventually be approved after a hearing with a judge. On the other hand, many of those individuals will have crashed financially while waiting for their benefits to be approved.

Is it possible that some applicants who are approved by a judge should actually have been approved for disability the first time they filed? The answer is most definitely.

In fact, there really is now way to reconcile the fact that so many claimants who are denied at the initial and reconsideration levels are later approved by an administrative law judge, other than to conclude that the subjective nature of the disability process tends to make it an inherently unfair process (for example, two different disability examiners looking at the same case may make two different decisions, one to approve and one to deny).

Having said that, though, a person who files for benefits and has a strong claim can, to some extent, take matters into their own hands to ensure that they get disability the first time they apply.



To work toward this end, a claimant should do the following:
  • Provide detailed information regarding medical diagnoses and medical treatment sources when a disability application or appeal form is filled out.
  • Make periodic followup calls to the social security office, disability determination services, or the office of hearings and appeals (depending on the level a claim is at) to ensure that submitted paperwork has been received and is being processed.
  • Get qualified representation if a claim is denied or a notice of denial is received.




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Additional Questions & Answers re: ssd ssdi ssi


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  2. What happens after the ce exam in a social security disability ssd case?

  3. How much in social security disability benefits can you get?

  4. A social security disability claim (ssd, ssdi) without an advocate

  5. How does social security decide when my disability starts?

  6. How long does it take to hear something after applying for disability?

  7. Can a social security disability claim take over a year?

  8. What kind of mental testing or evaluation will social security send you to?

  9. Will it affect my disability case - not seen by a doctor in over a year?

  10. Missed deadline to appeal ssd disability - what to do

  11. Will social security pay for me to see a doctor if I can't afford it?

  12. What kind of records are used for a child ssi disability claim?

  13. Should I get a disability attorney after a denial, or before I am denied?

  14. If I get approved for social security disability, from how far back will they pay me?

  15. Social security disability ssi missed deadline - what to do ?

  16. Can you get social security disability (SSDI SSD) or SSI without the help of a lawyer or attorney ?

  17. If you get workmans comp (workers compensation), how likely is it that you will be approved for social security disability or SSI?

  18. How can I find out if I am eligible for social security disability benefits?

  19. How are disability benefits determined?

  20. Filing a social security disability or ssi application as soon as your eligible

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